Patents by Inventor Micheal Ernest Lambeth

Micheal Ernest Lambeth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wiper pivot shaft air inlet grill seal
    Patent number: 6318735
    Abstract: In a windshield wiper drive assembly having a pivot shaft and housing for passage through an aperture formed in a panel of a vehicle, a seal is provided formed as a unitary one-piece cap and seal body. The one-piece body has a cap with a longitudinally extending aperture engageable at one end with the housing and at another end with the pivot shaft. An integrally formed seal portion is provided to be engaged with the panel of the vehicle after installation. The cap has an enlarged portion for snap-fit with respect to the housing, and a reduced portion for sealing engagement with the pivot shaft. The sealed portion extends radially and longitudinally from an inner edge adjacent an outer longitudinal edge of the enlarged portion of the cap toward an outer edge adjacent an outer longitudinal edge of the reduced portion of the cap. The seal portion can extend beyond the outer longitudinal edge of the reduced portion of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Micheal Ernest Lambeth